Star Wars space party games

Space party games for your little Jedi knights!

Your birthday boy or girl will be the star of the party dressed up as Yoda, Anakin or Leia.

Kids love the intrigue, action and goodie versus baddie elements of Star Wars.

And the characters are larger than life: Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Leia and Luke, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Jabba the Hutt... and don't forget C-3PO and R2-D2! Did they ever imagine they would inspire some great kid party fun?

Star Wars space party games

Yoda says...
Along the lines of "Simon Says" but with Yoda, instead! And of course, being Yoda, we'll have to change the sentence round a litte - thus:

• sit down you must!
• stand up you must!
• raise your arms you must!
• jump up and down you must!
• touch your nose you must!

If Yoda doesn't say "you must", then any child who does that action is out.

Star Wars Charades
Write names of famous Star Wars characters on pieces of paper. Alternatively, use cards with pictures of the character and their name, so that the kids can recognize who it is.

When it's their turn, each kid looks at the card and performs the actions that will help the others guess who it is.

You could play this space party game in teams, if your kids are very Star Wars savvy.

Star Wars musical statues
Play some Star Wars theme music. Each time the music plays, tell the children to do something different:

• march like a storm trooper
• wiggle your Yoda ears
• stomp about like a wookie
• wriggle on the floor like Jabba
• pretend fight with a lightsabre
• walk like C3-PO

Stormtrooper skittles
Fill plastic bottles with water - just enough so that they can be knocked over with a ball.

Add some black and white decoration to make them resemble stormtroopers.

The kids have to try and knock down as many as possible. They could each take a few turns at this, and you could also play it in teams depending on your guests.

Lightsabre idol
With or without lightsabre props, the kids have to practise a lightsabre routine. No hitting allowed!

They can work together for a few minutes in twos and threes to get some good moves going, then take it in turns to show everyone their acting skills.

You could have a vote for the best one!

Space party quiz
For younger kids, a simple quiz with around twenty questions is great fun!

The children must sit in a circle and listen to each question, then raise their hands if they know the answer. It's then up to the questionmaster to make sure every child gets a chance to answer at least one question.

You could have little prizes prepared for each correct answer - perhaps some Jedi Master badges!

Some example Star Wars quiz questions (with answers!) for your space party:

1. Who is Luke Skywalker's sister? - Leia
2. What is the name of the desert planet where Luke grew up? - Tatooine
3. Who is Han Solo's tall, hairy friend? - Chewbacca
4. What kind of droid is C3-PO? - Protocol droid
5. Han Solo was frozen in..... what? - Carbonite
6. Where do Ewoks live? - Endor
7. Finish this sentence: "A long time ago..." - "in a galaxy far, far away!"
8. Or fun questions such as... which space party game do you think Darth Vader would like best?!

You could also use pictures and ask who the characters are; or ask questions and give two possible answers. If you have images of movie moments, use those to ask the kids "what's happening now?"